Worst shoes you ever wore, excluding cheapies

Adidas SL-76. I think they used granite as the midsole material.

Without a doubt it was a pair of $100 Reebok running shoes. I can't remember the name of them, but they had a graphite grid in the arch so the entire sole and midsole were in two different pieces. It was inflexable, no cushioning, and goofy looking. Any time you stepped on a rock that graphite thing made a horrile crunching sound and it caused your foot to slide. A horrid shoe for the crazy cost.

Also, the Boston II by Addidas was an insult to the name Boston. The Boston Classic is a great shoe.

NEW BALANCE 883's NO DOUBT!! TERRIBLE!

Don't remember the model name but there was this pair of Etonics (circa 1981-82 yeah I know I am old) Blue and Orange they were horrible completely fell apart had knee soreness as well then went back to Reebok I think the Maree's which were also not the best (wore down soles quickly) but much better than the Etonics

Nike Vortex. Early air technology, stiff as boards, plus an arch cookie that did nothing.

Average_Joe wrote:

The original Nike Air Max, back in the mid-1980s. Absolute bricks. Could not feel the road at all. Threw them away after 2 runs.

The Air Max. Multiple versions. Heavy. Unresponsive. And designed for people who never run on trails or other places that the air pocket might get ripped open on a rock or something.

I knew Nike had lost it when I saw them selling trail shoes with visible air. WTF!

yes, the milers caused the toe problem. the shoes looked pretty sweet, but they sucked really bad.

New Balance 1221's. Entirely different from the 1220's they were supposed to replace. Infuriating!

NB 900's. The worst shoe ever. Knee pain creator. Terrible.

Nike Ghost Racers

ASICS NIMBUS

We had a brief sponsorship with RLX. They gave us some nifty yellow, slipper-looking things. Yeesh. Thanksfully, there was a clause allowing us to run in something better, like say Danish (or are they Dutch?) Clogs...

New Balance 765. Loved the 764 but didn't buy enough pairs (whatever quantity would have been "enough") and got fooled into believing that the 765 was simply the new-and-improved model.

Well, it was a different last but it was too subtle to notice on the first wear. I think I ran a total of 60 miles in them, then I just stopped trying.

Nike Kenya Reds, and Finland Blues, back in 1975-76.

I remember when running shoes didn't have arch supports *shudder*. Just flat on the bottom. Then there were A LOT of shoes similar to the Reebok you mention with a slight or complete cutaway. Amazingly as soon as they started adding the arch supports and stability devices the price of the shoe went up. Worst for me was the Reebok Aztrek, those things had air pockets similar to Nike's but popped easier. Best has to be the Asics DS 130 or Nike Air Pegasus circa 1994. Great shoes back then.

Alan

Nike LDV (I think that is the correct name)...that heel was so wide that when you went heel to toe you were thrown off by hitting an abnormally large heel...one run and they went to knock around shoes...

Anything Asics. They just don't work for me.